Pants hanger



Oct; 15, 1935. M. E. LEONARD PANTS HANGER Filed April 23, 1935 2Sheets-Sheet 1 jlfgozjeonard A Home)! Oct.'15, 1935. M. E. LEONARD PANTSHANGER Filed April 23, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented a. 15, 1935 PATENTOFFICE PANTS HANGER.

Mayo E. Leonard, Toledo, Ohio Application April 23,

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to a pants hanger which is designed tohang pants by internal pressure assuring garment to be spread to whichwithout chance of wrinkles or marks caused by clamps or otherappliances. And it is almost impossible for the garment to fall ofi orto be accidentally knocked from the hanger. This hanger is alsoconstructed so that even pressure is exerted on each leg of trouserregardless of errors of tailoring and width.

Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of adevice of this nature which is comparatively simple in its construction,inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, easy to manipulate andotherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus embodying the features ofmy invention showing the same in use.

Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the apparatus not in use.

Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal section therethrough.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 ofFigure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the pants leg engagingelements.

Figure '7 is an end elevation of the casing.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a follower.

Figure 9 is a sectional view therethrough.

Figure 10 is an end elevation of another combined follower and pants legengaging element.

Figure 11 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line ll-il ofFigure 10.

Figure 12 is a top plan view of the modified form of leg engagingelements.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that numeral 5denotes an elongated substantially tubular split casing having parallelspaced depending flanges 66 and on the ends thereof being provided withcaps 1. A cylindrical block 8 is located in the center of the casing andhas a hook 9 engaged therewith. Cylindrical follower blocks in aremounted in the casing and springs ll-ll are disposed between the block 8and the blocks Ill-l 0 urging the latter blocks outwardly. These blocksl0l0 are provided with 1935, Serial No. 17,852

T-shaped stems l2 depending therefrom between the flanges 6. Pantsengaging elements are provided in two pairs. Each clamp engaging elementcomprises a semi-cylindrical portion l5 merging at one edge into adiametrically outwardly ex tending extension l6 which in turn mergesinto an outwardly right angular extension l'l which in turn merges intoa depending right angular extension l8 which in turn terminates in aplate IS the inner edge of which is provided with corrugated teeth andthe outer edge, at the upper portion thereof is provided with a notch2|. There are a pair of these elements at each end of the casing withthe semi-cylindrical portions IS in the casing and the remainingportions depending therefrom with the blocks 10 having the head portionsof the inverted T-shaped pins l2 engaged in the notches 2| so as to urgethe pin engaging elements outwardly.

In Figures 10, 11 and 12 I have shown another 20 embodiment of theinvention wherein pins and 3| depend from the follower block Ill andextend through, respectively, openings 32 and arcuate slots 33 providedin the cross plate 34 which connects the depending spaced parallel 25co-extensive plates 35 together the inner edges of which are providedwith corrugations 36.

The operation and utility of this invention seems to be almost selfevident from the above description. Obviously the pants engagingelements are pressed inwardly and engaged with the inverted upper endportions of the legs of the trousers to be hung as shown in Figure 1 andhold them in pressed position. 35

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantagesof this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in thisart without a more detailed description thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the class described, a casing, trouser engagingdevices at the ends of the casing and slidable therein, each devicecomprising a pair of members having semi-cylindrical portions in thecasing merging into downwardly disposed portions which in turn mergeinto outwardly disposed portions which in turn merge into dependingplates the outer edges of which are provided w th corrugated teeth andthe inner edges of which are provided with notches, followers slidablein the casing between springs and said members and having invertedT-shaped stems the heads of which are engageable in the notches.

2. In a device of the class described, a tubular 5 casing having alongitudinal slot therein defined by depending longitudinally extendingspaced flanges, a centrally disposed cylindrical slot in said casing, acoil spring in said casing on each side of said slot and terminatingshort of the end of said casing, trouser engaging devices slidable inthe ends of said casing comprising a pair of members having cylindricalportions in the casing merging into downwardly disposed portionsprojecting through the slot which in turn merge into outwardly disposedportions which in turn

